The 1st of 2 eds. of 1547, with the 5th line of title ending in "emenda-" and the first line of the French text on L1r ending in "uices." See Mortimer

The 94 ill. appear one to a page, between the Latin text that is being illustrated at the head, and the French translation by Gilles Corrozet at the foot in the form of a rhymed quatrain. The woodcuts were first used as book illustrations for: Biblia utriusque testamenti iuxta Vulgatam translationem (Lyon : M. and G. Trechsel [for Hugo à Porta], 1538); see Hollstein. Frellon's crab and butterfly device appears on t.p. The four evangelists in medallions on N3v are by another hand. See Mortimer

Signatures: A-N⁴

Mortimer, R. French 16th cent.

New Hollstein. German engravings

Binding: modern brown goatskin over pasteboard, blind tooled. Red spine label with title reading downwards tooled in gold: ICONES / TESTAMENTI

Library's copy has signature in brown ink at head of t.p.: John S. Gabbett

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